Daniel Roche is a French social and cultural historian whose primary research focuses on the cultural history of France during the later years of the Ancien Régime. He delves into the everyday lives, mentalities, and social transformations that shaped French society in the lead-up to the revolution. His work illuminates the subtle nuances and intricate processes driving the evolution of French culture and society. Roche's analyses provide profound insights into the mindset and customs of the era's inhabitants.
The foremost historian of 18th-century France explores how the Old Regime's institutions operated and how they were understood by the people who worked within them. Roche depicts the "culture of appearances"--the food and clothing, living quarters, and reading material of the peasant, the merchant, the noble, the King, from Paris to the provinces.
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Abécédaire des pratiques vestimentaires en France de 1780 à 1800
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